After initial hopes, the World Health Organisation has discontinued trials of two drugs in the effort against SARS CoV-2. Trials with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine along with other trials of the HIV combination lopinavir/ritonavir have been ended after early results showed they… »
Marc Montgomery
With a passion for anything antique with an engine, and for Canadian and world history, Marc comes with a wealth of media experience. After DJ work at private radio in southern Ontario, and with experience in Canadian Forces radio and tv in Europe, the state broadcaster in Austria (Radio 3), and the CBC in Ottawa and Montreal, he was the host of the immensely popular CBC and RCI show, "The Link". He is now part of the new RCI online team producing stories from and about Canada from coast to coast.
Toronto makes masks obligatory; soon elsewhere in much of Ontario
Canada’s largest city has followed through on a health recommendation and voted to make mask wearing mandatory in all public buildings. Days after the city made masks mandatory on public transit, council voted yesterday to extend the order to all… »
Canadian military plane turns back over COVID concern
It’s now become known that a Canadian Armed Forces passenger jet with troops headed to the NATO mission in Latvia was tuned around mid-flight last week. The CC-150 Polaris was carrying some 70 soldiers and crew when it was discovered… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Forest fires rage in Quebec, below average in B.C.
Imagine a wildfire bigger than the island of Montreal, or say bigger than the Isle of Man, or Guam, or Ibiza. Canada’s central province of Quebec has been subjected to a couple of weeks of extreme heat and that’s meant… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The passing of “Mr. Canola”
Most Canadians have never heard of him, but in the agriculture industry he was a well-liked ‘star’. He was Phil Thomas who died on June 13 in Lacombe Alberta at age 76. In Canada’s agriculture world he was known as… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canada preparing a national COVID-19 patient tracking app
Yesterday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a national cellphone app will be available to track people who’ve tested positive for the virus and warn others of a potential risk. Using Bluetooth code between phones, it will then alert others… »
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day
This date, the longest day and shortest night of the year in the northern hemisphere, is perhaps the culmination of Canada ‘s National indigenous History Month. The month, and this special day are to inspire Canadians to learn about the… »
Overdose deaths spike amid coronavirus situation
COVID isolation and restrictions suspected as contributing factors While most attention from politicians and media worldwide has been focussing on the COVID-19 situation, another health and societal crisis has been growing. This involves use and deaths from opioids and fentanyl.… »
Economy, International, Society
International stolen vehicle operation discovered
Canada, Italy, Turkey, Libya Dozens of stolen vehicles originally from the greater Toronto area, have just been discovered and recovered in an international police operation. The collaboration involved York Regional Police Services (near Toronto), the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA)… »
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